Fondue Party Ideas
Cheese, Chocolate, Cheer, Conversations, and Cascade. These are my Fondue Party Ideas. You sit and you think that it would be nice to have people over. I get that sense of this would be a great idea and then self-doubt creeps over me like a rain washes over your just washed car. You want so badly to have people over but you aren't sure what to serve them. What would they like to eat? What would you do if you had people over? How would you get them to talk?
I have an ...

German Cheddar and Beer Fondue
I love a good fondue. In fact, I could eat Fondue every night of the week if you let me. I especially like German Cheddar and Beer Fondue. You know what they say when daddy is away the kids will play. Well, Daddy gets to go out with clients, so tonight it is me and the three kids. The biggest problem we currently have is Margeaux leaves the table with her dinner in her hands. She does this because she wants to be there when I feed the baby. I figured if I made ...

Freezer Cooking Tips
Have you heard of freezer cooking? It is my favorite time saver that I use! I am a working mom who wanted her life back. I took control of my kitchen and cooked once for an entire month.(yes really!) I had help. I cooked 15 meals two portions of each. Then I had my girlfriend do the same. We swapped and life is again wonderful! Now freezer cooking does take a little bit of time, but it saves you so much more time when after your initial day of cooking means you can just ...

Fall Butternut Squash Soup Recipe
I usually cook a Rachel Ray's recipe but I had to take a break. Why? Well, My friend posted her amazing soup recipe on Face book. I asked if I could share it with you. This is the best soup I have ever had using squash and it freezes well.
Cathy's Fall Butternut Squash Soup ...

Easy Carbonara Recipe
I try every week to add a new meal to our menu. I attempt to follow the food guru and 30 minute meal making queen, Rachael Ray. The best part of my quest is I use items that I bought on sale so these meals are yummy and affordable... and oh, yes they can be completed in 30 minutes or less!
This week we went to the Farmer's Market. I banked on the fact that I would find all these wonderful veggies to make dinner with. I was disappointed. We did find Asparagus so I had to ...

I try every week to add a new meal to our menu. I attempt to follow the food guru and 30 minute meal making queen, Rachael Ray. The best part of my quest is I use items that I bought on sale so these meals are yummy and affordable... and oh, yes they can be completed in 30 minutes or less!
I am a keep it simple cook. I love fresh veggies and meat. I have so little time to cook so it has to be fast and healthy. I grabbed my grill pan and coated it in olive oil. I then placed in the ...

I try every week to add a new meal to our menu. I attempt to follow the food guru and 30 minute meal making queen, Rachael Ray. The best part of my quest is I use items that I bought on sale so these meals are yummy and affordable... and oh, yes they can be completed in 30 minutes or less!
This is an easy recipe sure to put a smile on your face!
Drizzle olive oil in the pan
cook 1/2 cup of onions
cut 2 tomatoes and 2 peppers
add a dash of fresh garlic
Then cook until the onions are ...

I try every week to add a new meal to our menu. I attempt to follow the food guru and 30 minute meal making queen, Rachael Ray. The best part of my quest is I use items that I bought on sale so these meals are yummy and affordable... and oh, yes they can be completed in 30 minutes or less!
I love chili. We eat it on our hot dogs and we eat it with corn chips. The best part is you can dump whatever you would like in it. I grabbed a bunch of kidney bean cans on sale. I added some fresh onions ...

I try every week to add a new meal to our menu. I attempt to follow the food guru and 30 minute meal making queen, Rachael Ray. The best part of my quest is I use items that I bought on sale so these meals are yummy and affordable... and oh, yes they can be completed in 30 minutes or less!
This was one of my favorite meals in Prague so I recreated it at home. I took lettuce and salmon and a fresh baguette with Creme Fraiche. You can throw on some capers if you wish. It was quick and ...